MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

NEWS FLASH: CAFE PRESIDENT GETS MARRIED!
Yes, it's true, Sam, your site administrator / co-owner / creator married Pollyanna on November 08, 2003! We spent the rest of the month in Tahiti on our honeymoon :-)
      How did we meet? Well, that's an interesting story :-) Before starting ChristianCafe.com, I was using other Christian singles sites. I wasn't happy with them, so I set out to build a better one. A young lady from one of these sites had contacted me in 1998 before I launched ChristianCafe.com. She and I met and became friends. The following summer (1999), she introduced me to a student of hers named Polly. I needed a marketer for ChristianCafe.com and soon after meeting, Polly came to work for me. She was a major reason we succeeded in those early days, getting us widespread advertising all over the Internet (you probably found out about us from one of her ads :-)
      Well, one thing led to another and 2 years later, we started dating (in 2001). 2 years after that we got engaged (Sept 2003). As I mentioned, we were married Nov 08, 2003 and recently returned from our honeymoon in Tahiti!
      So, you could say that what we do has worked for us, just like it has for hundreds of you! God bless you in your search for the mate God has for you :-)

Sam-directorofun {Ontario} & Polly-funsupport {Ontario} November 2003
P.S. The young lady who introduced us had a widowed father who then met his new wife (a widow, as well) on ChristianCafe.com! What an amazing story, eh? :-)

Sam and Polly

TELL-A-FRIEND DECEMBER GIVEAWAY
Win a 6 month membership! The member who refers the most singles to the Cafe in December will receive this FREE time and be announced in January's newsletter!

The November Giveaway winner was scoopster699, who referred 9 people. In addition to receiving 45 days (9 x 5 days for each referral), scoopster699 also received a complementary six month membership!

Please see http://www.christiancafe.com/members/tools/tellafriend.jsp to start spreading the word and win an extra 6 months for you (plus 5 days for every referral)!

Dream Wedding Contest Ending soon!
...you have until December 31, 2003 midnight to complete your application for the dream wedding giveaway.

We have 28 entrants already in our dream wedding giveaway! Next month, meet the finalists in our dream wedding giveaway! Will that include you?

This month the following new couples have entered the Dream Wedding giveaway:

Here are some of the prizes for the winner of the dream wedding...

Wedding Ring will be designed by Frederick Goldman (exact ring may not be as shown). Honeymoon cruise supplied by AllChristianCruises.com. Dress by Angelo Lambrou.

Angelo Lambrou made his way to Manhattan's East Village via Botswana, South Africa and Cyprus. Recently, Angelo's collections and custom designs have adorned celebrities such as Goldie Hawn, Patti Labelle, Salma Hayek, Alyssa Milano, *NSYNC and more.

The Dream Wedding Giveaway is open to any member who has met someone on the Cafe, then dated this person off-line, and has now made plans to get married. You must be planning to wed in July 2004 (No sooner). More info...

Here's a last minute gift suggestion for that single Christian friend: the gift of friendship and romance!

• 3 month Cafe membership - sale price!
• 6 month Cafe membership - sale price!
• 12 month Cafe membership - sale price!

Simply make the purchase in your membership section and then send us a note and tell us who the gift is for (if the gift is to be anonymous please let us know as well).

PASTOR JIM'S THOUGHTS ON CHRISTMAS

NO SPACE?
The Christmas season is filled with stories of wonderful miracles. It seems that God chooses this season to confirm His love and care for us. My concern is that the Grinch may block your ability to receive God's love and provisions this Christmas season.

How would the Grinch be able to do this? If he is able to get you to turn your attention on yourself, he will be totally successful. If you allow your problems and challenges (no matter what they are) to rob your time by filling your thoughts, God will not find the space to bring you the Christmas He wants you to enjoy.

How will the Christmas turn out for you? Yes, it is mostly up to you and your choices. You can push Christ out into the "cold" world – again, or invite Him in to warm your heart. The secret to Christmas is to place your focus on God and others and address their needs. Try it and see how God fills you with the awe of the season!

Rev. Dr. Jim Rives
Founder & President
http://www.askpastorjim.org
jim@askpastorjim.org
A ministry of JacobsMinistry.org Inc

Enjoy your holidays and remember… Jesus is the reason for the season!

Rejoice! See you next year!

Cafe Staff

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